Lead Product Designer

🚀 Join Our Team as a Lead Product Designer! 🚀

Are you ready to make an impact? As the Lead Product Designer, you'll play a crucial role in defining the user experience and visual identity of our products, ensuring they're not just functional but delightfully intuitive. This isn’t just about creating designs – it's about leading and mentoring a talented team of designers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design strategies with business goals. If you're passionate about advocating for exceptional user experiences and pushing the boundaries of design, we want to hear from you!

About Us:

At Alleviate Financial Solutions, we’re transforming lives every day by offering innovative debt relief solutions. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, we are on a mission to help individuals and families regain financial freedom and build a brighter future.

Our vision? To become the next-generation financial services company that guides people from debt to WEALTH.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
• A supportive, mission-driven team passionate about making a difference.
• Company perks like swag, catered lunches, teambuilding activities, and quarterly events.
• State-of-the-art amenities, including designer living rooms, wellness spaces, cafes, and a fitness center.
• A culture of recognition, appreciation, and celebration.
• Our 30,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Irvine, CA is more than just an office—it’s a second home where collaboration, growth, and innovation thrive.

COMPENSATION:

• $120,000 - $160,000 depending on experience

WHAT MAKES US THE BEST?

• Energetic, supportive, and collaborative working environment 

• Continuous employee development, coaching, and training 

• Work-life balance 

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 

The Lead Product Designer plays a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and visual identity of our products, ensuring they are both intuitive and effective. This role not only involves hands-on design work but also leading and mentoring a team of designers. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to align design strategies with business goals while advocating for best-in-class user experiences.

• Lead and mentor a team of product designers, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development opportunities.
• Define site objectives by analyzing user requirements, envisioning system features/interfaces, maximizing functionality, and optimizing user experience.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to ensure design plans align with user needs and business goals.
• Develop design frameworks and processes to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps to effectively communicate interaction and design concepts.
• Design high-fidelity UI components and oversee usability testing to refine and improve user experiences.
• Establish and maintain design systems that adhere to brand guidelines, ensuring a cohesive visual identity.
• Stay current with industry trends, UX best practices, and emerging technologies, applying them to enhance design strategies.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles, championing the value of design across the organization.
• Oversee cross-team collaboration to ensure seamless integration of design across product development lifecycles.
• Follow all policies and procedures for the department and Company, including personnel policies and expectations as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Other duties as assigned.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading design initiatives and delivering user-centered solutions.
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including mentoring, managing, and scaling design teams.
• Strong ability to bridge strategic vision with practical execution, translating high-level business goals into impactful design solutions.
• Expertise in user research methodologies, usability testing, and data-driven decision-making to enhance product experiences.
• Deep understanding of interaction design principles, design systems, and responsive UI/UX best practices across multiple platforms.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate design challenges and proactively propose solutions.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized, capable of managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working effectively with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.
• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities, with the capacity to present and advocate for design decisions at all levels of the organization.
• Passion for staying ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving best practices in UX and product design.

ADDITIONAL PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Health, dental, and vision benefits available after 30 days of employment 
• Ancillary benefits including legal services, disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and much more! 
• 80 hours of PTO, 40 hours of Sick Pay, and 2 Health & Wellness Days
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) that can be elected from day 1 of employment! 
• The opportunity to work alongside an incredible group of people who are all driven to help others

Job Type: Full-time Exempt

Schedule: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday 
Location: Irvine, CA

We understand potential comes in many forms. Even if you don’t check every box, we still encourage you to apply; as we consider all qualified candidates, and any person who is driven to help others. 
Alleviate Financial Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This position must pass a post-offer pre-employment criminal background check.